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    of Fáfnir has continued to have influence in the modern period, such as in the works of J.R.R Tolkien, who drew inspiration from the tale of Fáfnir in...
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  • The Fafnir Bearing Company was a major American manufacturer of ball bearings. The company was founded in New Britain, Connecticut on March 8, 1911, by...
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    famously, Sigurd killing the serpent/dragon Fáfnir and obtaining the cursed ring Andvaranaut that Fáfnir guarded. The saga is largely based on the epic...
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    referenced as one item Sigurð takes from Fafnir's hoard after he slays him in Völsunga saga. In the prose of Reginsmál, Fáfnir is described as owning the helm...
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    the child of Loki and Angrboða. Fáfnir is a widely attested dragon that has a prominent role in the Völsung Cycle. Fafnir took the form of a dragon after...
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    is a son of Hreiðmarr and the foster father of Sigurð. His brothers are Fáfnir and Ótr. When Loki mistakenly kills Ótr, Hreiðmarr demands to be repaid...
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    Fáfnismál (redirect from Lay of Fafnir)
    slay Fáfnir, a golden hoard guarding dragon. Sigurd hides in a pit near Fafnir's lair and springs out of it stabbing Fáfnir in the heart. Fáfnir, mortally...
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  • Unlimited Fafnir, originally titled Jūō Mujin no Fafnir (銃皇無尽のファフニール, Jūō Mujin no Fafunīru) is a Japanese light novel series written by Tsukasa and illustrated...
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  • Look up Fafnir in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Fáfnir is a worm in Germanic folklore who is killed by a member of the Völsung family. Fafnir or Fafner...
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  • order to find Fáfnir the dragon and take his treasure. There they dig a pit in the path used by Fáfnir, and then he crawled into it. When Fáfnir came to the...
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    The RRG Fafnir, named after the legendary dragon, was a single seat German high performance glider designed by Alexander Lippisch. It won the Rhön competition...
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    Fafnir was a German engine and vehicle manufacturer based in Aachen (Prussia). They made a range of cars between 1908 and 1926. The company was founded...
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    Fáfnir, who took the shape of a worm or dragon. On behalf of his brother Regin, Fáfnir was later slain by Sigurð. Regin asked Sigurð to cook Fáfnir's...
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  • Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight is a role-playing video game developed and published by Atlus for the Nintendo 3DS. It is part of the Etrian...
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  • 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Falligar the Behemoth, also known simply as Falligar, is a fictional deity who makes a single appearance...
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    Bramo 323 (redirect from Bramo 323 Fafnir)
    The Bramo 323 Fafnir is a nine-cylinder radial aircraft engine of the World War II era. Based heavily on Siemens/Bramo's earlier experience producing the...
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  • org/stable/40465957. Stein, Ruth M. "The Changing Styles in Dragons—from Fáfnir to Smaug." Elementary English 45, no. 2 (1968): 179–89. www.jstor.org/stable/41386292...
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  • Fafnir – Nordic Journal of Science Fiction and Fantasy Research is a peer-reviewed online academic journal published by Suomen science fiction - ja fantasiatutkimuksen...
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  • Sigurd killed Fáfnir, Regin's older brother that had killed their father Hreiðmarr and monopolized his treasure. Afterward, Fafnir's heart was cut out...
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    (The Ballad of Regin, The Lay of Regin) Fáfnismál (The Ballad of Fáfnir, The Lay of Fáfnir) Sigrdrífumál (The Ballad of The Victory-Bringer, The Lay of Sigrdrífa)...
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  • to whom the discourse on morals, ethics, and correct action is directed. Fáfnir - A similarly named dragon from the Völsung cycle Sturtevant, Albert Morey...
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    the mortally wounded dragon Fáfnir the name of the island where Surtr and the Æsir "will mingle sword-liquid together". Fáfnir says that the island is called...
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    Sigurd stands before the mortally wounded body of the dragon Fáfnir, and states that Fáfnir lies in pieces, where "Hel can take" him. In Atlamál, the phrases...
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    Germanic heroic legend, who killed a dragon—known in some Old Norse sources as Fáfnir—and who was later murdered. It is possible he was inspired by one or more...
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    Fionn's Thumb of Knowledge is similar to the Norse tale of Sigurðr and Fáfnir, although similar tales are found in other cultures. Zimmer proposed that...
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    Ótr's brother, Fafnir, then murdered Hreidmar and took the ring, turning into a dragon to guard it. Sigurd (Siegfried) later killed Fafnir and gave Andvaranaut...
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  • of Regin, Fafnir, Ótr, Lyngheiðr and Lofnheiðr. He owned a house of glittering gold and flashing gems built by Regin and guarded by Fafnir. After Otr...
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    of Evil Enchantress Enclave Enforcers Fancy Dan Montana Ox Executioner Fafnir Femizons Fenris Wolf Fin Fang Foom Fixer Richard Fisk Freak Frightful Four...
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    it as weregild to pay to Hreiðmarr, the father of Fáfnir.(pp 29, 80–82) Upon owning the ring, Fáfnir became a worm, and was later killed by Sigurð, who...
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    as Balmung or Nothung, is the sword that Sigurd used to kill the dragon Fafnir. It is primarily used by the Völsungs in the Volsunga Saga. However, it...
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